Farewell, Amethystine

De: Walter Mosley

Narrado por: Michael Boatman

Duración: 9 h y 8 m

Resumen del Editor

From “master of the genre” (Washington Post) Walter Mosley, Detective Easy Rawlins’ latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia—blinding him to reason and risk.

January 1970 finds Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, LA’s premier Black detective, at 50 years of age despite all expectations. He has a loving family, a beautiful home, and a thriving investigation agency. All is right with the world… and then Amethystine Stoller, his own personal Helen of Troy, arrives. Her ex-husband is missing. A simple enough case. But even as Easy takes his first step in the investigation he trips. He falls into the memory of things past. Little things, like loss, love, a world war, and a hunger that has eaten at him since he was a Black boy on his own on the streets of Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas.

The missing ex, a young white man named Curt Fields, is found dead. Easy’s only real friend in the LAPD, Melvin Suggs, has gone into hiding rather than allow his femme fatale wife to go to the gas chamber. And that’s only the beginning.

Easy finds himself pressed into a reckoning. All of his success cannot succor his heart. The 1970’s have ushered in new expectations of men and women, Black and White, and Easy has to make a choice that will almost certainly hasten a permanent descent, one that might sunder his soul.

©2024 Walter Mosley (P)2024 Mulholland Books

Mosely never fails!

Easy gets smoother with every novel. Like fine wine, each novel gets better. I was pulled in with the first sentence. I highly recommend this read.

The depth of the story

This book was good. I didn't expect anything less from the author. I enjoyed the storyline and all the twist and turns. you will not be disappointed.

Not the Best, Not the Worst...

It's definitely not the best in the series, but it's serviceable. There were weird continuity issues I came across, sorta lazy wrapups for characters introduced, and a new love interest that borrows heavily from Bonnie's introduction in "Little Yellow Dog". I love these books, but maybe it's time to start heading towards the finale.

The narrators performance was top notch!

I liked the story because it highlighted Easy's loneliness and yearning for someone he could love and trust. The Overall story was intriguing, however this time I wished that Eay would have been a little more principled toward justice instead of loyalty by making Amythistine face her demons and take responsibility for her actions.

Easy is Back

Easy is back with an amazing story. Fun tead about the bygone era of classic LA.

Retiring Easy

A very good but meandering way to close the chapter on the iconic Easy Rawlings.

Easy Rawlins Rides Again

My favorite Easy Rawlins book in many years. Great characters (although no Mouse) and several mysteries. More like a classic LA detective (ie, Raymond Chandler) novel than the most recent books in this series

Mosely is a Master

This book is deserving of the Easy Rawlins series. There’s a comfort that comes over me when I listen to these books

Sir Walter Mosely. Both Yessir and a UK Knight!

I am writing this review in hopes it reaches you. Eazy is you easiest character. You fluidly write about us black men like we are superheroes. Many of us have friends that embody traits like Mouse, like Ezekial, like Fearless, like Lynx, Fearless Jones and My favorite Xmas Black. You even did it with Snowfall. I see some of me in many characters but I want an Electrical/Computer Engineer combined with a football player out of selfishness, a good looking chocolate one too I must add. At the end of the day, no matter what I want that crescendo. Bring in Whisper Natley, Hush, and the Assistant of NYC into one. You write books about black Superheroes and it needs to be put on paper. I loved this book and I read all of the rest of them. Keep doing what you do, but please before the end do a black X men story with these characters because they are like the people my father new and also my friends. We are all special and unique in our own ways and no one on this planet can capture and describe those traits of of on this earth better than you. Love this one didn't like a the yellow death of Eazy but you are the greatest black author of all time. I have read your books for 30 years. Back when Clinton mentioned you. No one can write about Los Angeles and its growth like you. I have read all of Herbert's books, all of Rice's, Kings and Koont'zs. You are not only the greatest Black writer but the GOAT for all. Much love and respect!! And since you are there and may have seen it, THEY NOT LIKE US and that is ok.

Complicated

Several situations going on at once for Easy Rawlings. While this may not be unusual for him, it seemed more complicated. It was nice to hear Easy talk about familiar characters, Mofat, Jackson Blue and Mouse. But what happed to Etta? Mouses previous woman? I enjoyed this novel.